Unusual Electron Sharing Found in Cool Crystal (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

Unusual Electron Sharing Found in Cool Crystal

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When CsW2O6 is cooled below -58°C, molecular triangles form of tungsten atoms that are bonded together by only two electrons. Similar bonding has only previously been demonstrated in trihydrogen ions in outer space.

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Yoshihiko Okamoto

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